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Mass Incarceration
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President’s Order on Solitary Confinement Reverberates Beyond Youth Incarceration
Despite their limited effects on juveniles, new federal guidelines on solitary signal broad policy shifts for adult prisoners.
Site-Specific Dance by Former-Prisoners Prompts Talk on Mass Incarceration and Arts Rehabilitation
Well Contested Sites draws on the experiences and physical memories of prison.
Mass Incarceration, the Presidential Race and the Politics of Respectability
Some organizers fear electoral and respectability politics could stifle the movement against mass incarceration.
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Freeing Killer Cops and Caging Domestic Violence Survivors: Do Black Lives Matter in Chicago?
Police officers are rarely penalized for killing people, but Black women are frequently punished for choosing to survive.
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Smear Tactics Backfire on CEO of Prison Phone Company
A prison phone company CEO scolded a young woman for protesting the high prices she pays to talk to her incarcerated father.
Racism and Mass Incarceration in the US Heartland: Historical Roots of the New Jim Crow
Racialized police violence in Chicago is not an aberration; it reflects a long history of discriminatory policing in the Midwest.
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The Real Meaning of the FBI Director’s Comment on Viral Videos and Crime
The FBI Director's comment that viral videos have led to an increase in crime may instead indicate that police are on strike.
Children With Incarcerated Parents Played Key Role in Phone Justice Victory
Sharing heartfelt stories about calling loved ones in jail, kids played a central role in the campaign for prison phone justice.
Bryan Stevenson on Mercy and Ending Mass Incarceration
Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama.
Private Prisons: Just Bit Players in Mass Incarceration
Focusing on private prison companies deflects attention from the state actors driving the prison industrial complex.